List of shipwrecks in 1952

The list of shipwrecks in 1952 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during 1952.

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January

9 January

List of shipwrecks: 9 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Robin Doncaster	United States	The cargo ship collided with tug Ruth and barge Agram (both   United States) in the Delaware River. Agram damaged beyond economic repair.

10 January

List of shipwrecks: 10 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Flying Enterprise	United States	Flying Enterprise sinking. The cargo ship sank in English Channel, 31 nautical miles (57 km) south of The Lizard. Her cargo included $160,000 and zirconium. [1]

13 January

List of shipwrecks: 13 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Sovac Radiant	Panama	The tanker ran aground at South Foreland, Kent. Refloated the next day. [2]
Agen	France	The cargo ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands and broke apart. [2]
Radmar	United Kingdom	Radmar at Hook of Holland The cargo ship ran aground off Hook of Holland, Netherlands. [3] Refloated on 26 February. [4]

14 January

List of shipwrecks: 14 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Taxiarchis	Greece	The cargo ship ran aground at Redcar, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. All 37 crew rescued. [5]

17 January

List of shipwrecks: 17 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Cresset	United States	The 36-gross register ton, 53.6-foot (16.3 m) fishing vessel sank in a storm at Kodiak, Territory of Alaska. [6]
Liberty	Liberia	The cargo ship ran aground at Pendeen, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Her entire crew survived. She later was scrapped. [7]

20 January

List of shipwrecks: 20 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Acclivity	United Kingdom	The tanker sank off Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. All seven crew rescued by the collier Magrix (  United Kingdom). [8]

22 January

List of shipwrecks: 22 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
City of Liverpool	United Kingdom	The ocean liner ran aground at Grays Thurrock, Essex. Refloated the next day. [9]

24 January

List of shipwrecks: 24 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Arahura	New Zealand	The steamer was sunk as a target in Cook Strait by Royal New Zealand Air Force aircraft.

28 January

List of shipwrecks: 28 January 1952

Ship	Country	Description
North Britain	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Fiji. Refloated later that day. [10]
Tofua	New Zealand	The cargo liner ran aground off Fiji. Refloated later that day. [10]

February

1 February

List of shipwrecks: 1 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Night Hawk	United States	The 16-gross register ton, 35.9-foot (10.9 m) fishing vessel was wrecked at Slate Island ( 55°05′45″N131°03′00″W / 55.09583°N 131.05000°W / 55.09583; -131.05000 (Slate Island) ) in Southeast Alaska. [11]

11 February

List of shipwrecks: 11 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Hans Hoth	West Germany	The coaster sank in the North Sea 15 nautical miles (28 km) off the mouth of the Tyne. All nine crew saved by the tug Hendon (  United Kingdom). [12]

12 February

List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Davey Lynn	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Egg Island ( 57°57′N152°47′W / 57.950°N 152.783°W / 57.950; -152.783 (Egg Island) ) off of Whale Island Point in Marmot Bay ( 58°02′09″N152°20′55″W / 58.0358333°N 152.3486111°W / 58.0358333; -152.3486111 (Marmot Bay) ) in Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. [13]

13 February

List of shipwrecks: 13 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Paolina	United States	The 60.39-gross register ton, 32.3-foot (9.8 m) fishing vessel was lost in the vicinity of Nantucket Lightship (  United States) in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. Paolina was last heard from by radio at about 7:00 P.M. on 12 February 1952. At that time it was established vessel had on board about 30,000 pounds of mixed fish and was about 32 miles (51 km) south-southwest of Nantucket Lightship and was planning to head for New Bedford, Massachusetts at midnight to arrive on 13 February to make the 14 February fish market. The U.S. Coast Guard was first notified at 9:15 A.M. on 15 February that Paolina was overdue. An extensive U.S.Coast Guard surface and air search took place until abandoned on the morning of 18 February, due to a bad northeast storm, the improbability of Paolina being afloat, and the need for the services of Coast Guard resources in connection with the then-ongoing operations off Chatham, Massachusetts involving the tankers Fort Mercer and Pendleton. [14]

15 February

List of shipwrecks: 15 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Kerry	United States	The 11-gross register ton, 33.5-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the coast of Afognak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. [15]

18 February

List of shipwrecks: 18 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Pendleton	United States	Pendleton sinking, 19 February 1952 Carrying a cargo of fuel oil, the Type T2-SE-A1 tanker broke in two in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. The stern section grounded 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) off Chatham, Massachusetts, and later sank in 25 feet (7.6 m) of water 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) east of Monomoy Island at 41°35′10″N069°57′45″W / 41.58611°N 69.96250°W / 41.58611; -69.96250 (Pendleton stern section) . Her bow section either sank or ran aground on a nearby reef and later was salvaged and rebuilt, according to different sources. Thirty-two of her 41 crew were rescued by the motor lifeboat CG 36500 ( United States Coast Guard). Her other nine crew members perished. [16]
Fort Mercer	United States	Bow section of Fort Mercer sinking. The T2-SE-A1 tanker broke in two off Chatham, Massachusetts. Twenty-one of her 34 crew were rescued from the stern section by the icebreaker USCGC Eastwind ( United States Coast Guard). Four crew were rescued from the bow section by the cutter USCGC Yakutat ( United States Coast Guard). [17]

19 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Arkaba	Unknown flag	The cargo ship was stranded on a reef off Port Lincoln, South Australia. She was later refloated and returned to service.

25 February

List of shipwrecks: 19 February 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Elanor	Unknown flag	The barge was sunk in the River Mersey, England, in a collision with the passenger ship Tynwald (  Isle of Man).

March

12 March

List of shipwrecks: 12 March 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Caronia	United Kingdom	The passenger ship ran aground in the Suez Canal in Egypt. [18]

21 March

List of shipwrecks: 21 March 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Lepar	Netherlands	The Design 381 cargo ship burned off Djambi after an explosion. [19]

22 March

List of shipwrecks: 22 March 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Leok	Netherlands	The Design 381 class cargo ship caught fire, burned in the River Siak near Pakan Baru. [20]

April

3 April

List of shipwrecks: 3 April 1952

Ship	Country	Description
RFA Wave Ruler	Royal Navy	The Wave-class oiler caught fire at Greenock, Scotland. Later repaired and returned to service.

5 April

List of shipwrecks: 5 April 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Alfios	Greece	The Liberty ship struck the wreck of Kontum (flag unknown) off Saigon, Vietnam. She ran aground, broke in two and sank ( 10°20′N107°03′E / 10.333°N 107.050°E / 10.333; 107.050 ). [21]
Brattind, Buskøy, Pels, Ringsel and Vårglimt	all   Norway	Sank in a storm in the West Ice, Greenland. A total of 78 lives were lost.

15 April

List of shipwrecks: 15 April 1952

Ship	Country	Description
William Eaton	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground off Tokyo, Japan. [22]

23 April

List of shipwrecks: 23 April 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Holdernile	United Kingdom	Collided in the River Scheldt near Fort St Marie, Belgium with Meerkerk (  Netherlands) and sank. [23]

26 April

List of shipwrecks: 26 April 1952

Ship	Country	Description
USS Hobson	United States Navy	The Gleaves-class destroyer collided in the Atlantic Ocean with the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (  United States Navy) and sank with the loss of 176 lives.

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Flying Buzzard	United Kingdom	The tug was towing Esso Appalachee (  United Kingdom) with Flying Petrel (  United Kingdom) when Esso Appalachee fouled her tow and then collided with Flying Buzzard, sinking her. She was salvaged in May and repaired, returning to service in October.
Beltana	Australia	The cargo ship ran aground in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Refloated on 7 May. [24]

May

4 May

List of shipwrecks: 4 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Heathery Brae	United Kingdom	Was engaged in salvage work over the wreck of Clarrie (flag unknown) off Bordeaux harbour, Guernsey Channel Islands. Timed explosive charges were placed on the wreck but she could not move clear in time and was severely damaged by the explosion. She launched her lifeboat and the four crew pulled clear before the vessel foundered. [25] [26]

7 May

List of shipwrecks: 7 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Orcades	United Kingdom	The ocean liner ran aground in Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia. [24]
Rio Santa Cruz	Argentina	The passenger-cargo ship suffered major boiler explosion at sea off Cabo Blanco, between Puerto Deseado and Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, with loss of six lives; the ship was laid up and later scrapped. [27]

8 May

List of shipwrecks: 8 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Tenacious	Royal Navy	The T-class destroyer ran aground in the River Foyle, Northern Ireland. [28]

10 May

List of shipwrecks: 10 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Chervona Ukraina	Soviet Navy	The decommissioned Admiral Nakhimov-class light cruiser was grounded on a spit for use as a target. By 1980, nothing remained of the ship above the water's surface.
Laughing Lady	United States	The 10-gross register ton, 33-foot (10.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at Latouche ( 60°03′05″N147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W / 60.05139; -147.90000 (Latouche, Alaska) ) in the Territory of Alaska. [29]

11 May

List of shipwrecks: 11 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Marion	United States	The 14-gross register ton, 49.5-foot (15.1 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) west of the mouth of the Kaliakh River ( 60°05′40″N142°48′30″W / 60.09444°N 142.80833°W / 60.09444; -142.80833 (Kaliakh River) ). [30]

20 May

List of shipwrecks: 20 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Estrella	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 38.8-foot (11.8 m) motor vessel was destroyed by fire at Clover Pass ( 55°28′20″N131°47′30″W / 55.47222°N 131.79167°W / 55.47222; -131.79167 (Clover Pass) ) in Southeast Alaska. [31]

21 May

List of shipwrecks: 21 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Nathaniel B. Palmer	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground in the Martin Garcia Channel. She was later refloated. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service. [32]

30 May

List of shipwrecks: 30 May 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Halesius	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground 25 nautical miles (46 km) from Cape Ténès, Algeria. She was on a voyage from San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic to Colombo, Ceylon. She was refloated but was laid up and later sold. [33]

June

3 June

List of shipwrecks: 3 June 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Inger Skou	Denmark	The Hansa A Type cargo ship ran aground on the Chinchorro Bank, off the coast of British Honduras and sank. She was on a voyage from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States to Belize City, British Honduras.

5 June

List of shipwrecks: 5 June 1952

Ship	Country	Description
HMML 2582	Royal Navy	Exercise Bluebird: A Royal Netherlands Air Force Republic F-84 Thunderjet aircraft collided with the motor launch's mast and crashed onto the boat, killing its pilot and fifteen crew of 2582, which sank. The accident occurred in the Marsdiep, Netherlands. [34]

27 June

List of shipwrecks: 27 June 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Alasco	United States	The 22-gross register ton, 44-foot (13.4 m) fishing vessel sank near Cordova, Territory of Alaska. [35]
Othon	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground off Karachi, Pakistan, broke in two and sank. [36]

30 June

List of shipwrecks: 30 June 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Mahenge	Belgium	The Victory ship collided with Liberty ship Granville (  France) off Alderney, Channel Islands ( 49°48′N2°18′W / 49.800°N 2.300°W / 49.800; -2.300 ). Mahenge sank, [37] her 46 crew and three passengers were rescued by Ringas (  Norway). Granville was severely damaged and set on fire. Later towed to Cherbourg, France after the fire was extinguished.

July

6 July

List of shipwrecks: 6 July 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Whiteson	United Kingdom	The cargo ship sank northeast of the Paracel Islands, China. [38]

10 July

List of shipwrecks: 10 July 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Solar	United States	The 36-gross register ton, 43.7-foot (13.3 m) fishing vessel was wrecked in Oil Bay ( 59°38′N153°17′W / 59.633°N 153.283°W / 59.633; -153.283 (Oil Bay) ) in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of Alaska. [39]

14 July

List of shipwrecks: 14 July 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Empire Marshal	United Kingdom	The heavy lift ship was severely damaged by an explosion in her engine room at Pusan, Korea. She was declared a constructive total loss, but was repaired using the engines from the tanker Elax (  United Kingdom), which was scrapped. Returned to service as Bermuda Trader under the Hong Kong flag. [40]

22 July

List of shipwrecks: 22 July 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Iola	United States	The 11-gross register ton, 33.4-foot (10.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire at 53°44′N167°00′W / 53.733°N 167.000°W / 53.733; -167.000 (MV Iola) , near Near Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. [41]
Portland	Denmark	The tanker sank in the Kattegat with the loss of seventeen crew. [42]
Wizard	United States	The 60-gross register ton, 65.6-foot (20.0 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on Fossil Beach between Narrow Cape and Pasagshak Beach in Uyak Bay on Kodiak Island in the Territory of Alaska's Kodiak Archipelago. She later was refloated, but her deck gave way while she was under tow to Kodiak and she sank near the outer buoy of Womens Bay. [43]

25 July

List of shipwrecks: 25 July 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Hercules	United States	The 80-gross register ton, 72-foot (21.9 m) scow sank off Perl Island in Cook Inlet on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [44]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Prins Alexander	Netherlands	The cargo ship collided with N O Rogenaes (  Norway), Strait of Dover. Towed into Dover. [2]

August

1 August

List of shipwrecks: 1 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Pas de Calais II	France	The dredger sank in Boulogne Harbour after dredging up a torpedo, which exploded. Eleven crew were killed. [45]
Sundown	United States	The 270-gross register ton, 107.6-foot (32.8 m) motor cargo vessel was wrecked on Akun Island in the Fox Islands in the eastern Aleutian Islands. [39]

3 August

List of shipwrecks: 3 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Pawik	United States	The 18-gross register ton, 42.7-foot (13.0 m) fishing vessel sank near Bear River ( 56°10′N163°38′W / 56.167°N 163.633°W / 56.167; -163.633 (Bear River) ) above Port Moller, Territory of Alaska. [46]

5 August

List of shipwrecks: 5 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Alice T	United States	The 131-gross register ton, 107.5-foot (32.8 m) fishing vessel was wrecked on the northwest corner of Perl Island in Chugach Passage ( 59°09.99′N151°46.53′W / 59.16650°N 151.77550°W / 59.16650; -151.77550 (Chugach Passage) ) on the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [35]

6 August

List of shipwrecks: 6 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
HDMS Y 340	Royal Danish Navy	The cutter collided with the ferry Broen (  Denmark) and sank in the Nyborg Fjord. Later salvaged, repaired, and returned to service. [47]

8 August

List of shipwrecks: 8 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Ariana	Finland	The cargo ship ran aground in the Scheldt, Belgium and broke in two. [48]

10 August

List of shipwrecks: 10 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Lassei	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground off Cloughey Bay, Northern Ireland. [49] Refloated on 2 September. [50]

15 August

List of shipwrecks: 15 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Florence S	United States	The 37-gross register ton, 75-foot (22.9 m) barge sank in the Yukon River near Galena, Territory of Alaska. [51]

17 August

List of shipwrecks: 17 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Evgenia Chandris	Greece	The Liberty ship ran aground in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States. She was later refloated and taken into Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Although declared a constructive total loss, she was repaired and returned to service. [32]

20 August

List of shipwrecks: 20 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Western Farmer	United States	The Liberty ship collided with the tanker Bjorgholm (  Norway) near the Goodwin Sands, Kent, United Kingdom and broke in two. [52] [53]

28 August

List of shipwrecks: 28 August 1952

Ship	Country	Description
USS Sarsi	United States Navy	Korean War: The Abnaki-class fleet ocean tug struck a naval mine and sank off the coast of North Korea between Wonsan and Hungnam. Four crewmen were killed and four wounded. Survivors were rescued by the destroyer USS Boyd and the minesweepers USS Zeal and USS Competent (all   United States Navy). [54] [55] [56]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Cha-194	Japan	The No.1-class auxiliary submarine chaser ran aground near Sakata and was abandoned as a total loss. [57]

September

1 September

List of shipwrecks: 1 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Derwentfield	United Kingdom	The tanker suffered an explosion and fire at Balik Papan, Borneo, Indonesia. She was abandoned on 16 September and declared a constructive total loss. [58]

4 September

List of shipwrecks: 4 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Stream Fisher	United Kingdom	The coaster sank at Swansea, Glamorgan whilst being loaded. [59]

5 September

List of shipwrecks: 5 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Foundation Star	Honduras	The tanker broke in two of Cape Hatteras in a storm. [60]

7 September

List of shipwrecks: 7 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Princess Kathleen	Canada	Princess Kathleen sinking. During a voyage from Juneau to Skagway, Territory of Alaska, the 5,875-ton, 369-foot (112.5 m) passenger-cargo ship ran aground at Lena Point ( 58°23′45″N134°46′45″W / 58.39583°N 134.77917°W / 58.39583; -134.77917 (Lena Point) ) in Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska. After all 425 passengers and crew abandoned ship in her lifeboats and reached shore, she slid off Lena Point and sank in 120 feet (36.6 m) of water. [46]

9 September

List of shipwrecks: 9 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Niš	Yugoslavia	The ferry capsized and sank in the Danube at Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Ninety people drowned. [61]

19 September

List of shipwrecks: 19 September 1992

Ship	Country	Description
Doris	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 32.5-foot (9.9 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Southeast Alaska halfway between Neva Strait ( 57°18′51″N135°38′51″W / 57.3141°N 135.6474°W / 57.3141; -135.6474 (Neva Strait) ) and Olga Strait ( 57°12′10″N135°28′55″W / 57.2028°N 135.4819°W / 57.2028; -135.4819 (Neva Strait) ). [13]

22 September

List of shipwrecks: 22 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Unknown minelayer	Korean People's Army Naval Force	Korean War: The minelayer was captured by HMCS Nootka (  Royal Canadian Navy) in the Taedong River estuary and was scuttled. Five crewmen were captured. [55]

23 September

List of shipwrecks: 23 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Joacosta	Portugal	The three-masted sailing trawler sank in the Atlantic 56 nautical miles (104 km) north of Saõ Miguel Island, Azores. Twelve crew were rescued by Compass (  United States). Thirty five were rescued by Steel Executive (  United States) and the remaining 27 were rescued by Henriette Schulee (  West Germany). [62] [63]

24 September

List of shipwrecks: 24 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Kaiyō No. 5	Japan	The oceanographic research ship was sunk by jets of water and tephra [64] from the eruption of the submarine volcano Myōjin-shō.
S S F Co No 5	United States	The 126-gross register ton, 70-foot (21 m) scow sank off Narrow Point ( 55°47′30″N132°28′30″W / 55.79167°N 132.47500°W / 55.79167; -132.47500 (Narrow Point) ) in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [39]

25 September

List of shipwrecks: 25 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Western	United States	The 9-gross register ton, 30.3-foot (9.2 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire in Canoe Passage at the south end of Etolin Island in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska. [43]

28 September

List of shipwrecks: 28 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Sibylle	French Navy	The S-class submarine sank in the Mediterranean off Cape Camarat with the loss of all hands. [65]

29 September

List of shipwrecks: 29 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Crusader	United Kingdom	Piloted on Loch Ness in Scotland by John Cobb in an attempt to set a new world water speed record, the jet-powered speedboat struck a wake at an estimated speed of 210 miles per hour (340 km/h) and disintegrated, killing Cobb, whose body was thrown 50 yards (46 m). [66] The boat′s wreckage was discovered on 5 July 2002 on the bottom of Loch Ness at a depth of 200 metres (656 ft). [67]

30 September

List of shipwrecks: 30 September 1952

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Wave	Royal Navy	The Algerine-class minesweeper ran aground at St. Ives. All crew saved. Ship later refloated and towed to Devonport. [7]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Foundation Star	Honduras	The tanker broke in two whilst on a voyage from Vera Cruz to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Both sections sank. [68]
No. 26 Olbbaemi	Republic of Korea Navy	Korean War: The Galmaegi-class motor torpedo boat – an Elco 80-foot (24.4 m) PT boat – was lost.

October

1 October

List of shipwrecks: 1 October 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Baron Dunmore	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground at Workington, Cumberland and broke her back. [69]

2 October

List of shipwrecks: 2 October 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Luctor	Netherlands	The cargo ship capsized and sank off Guernsey, Channel Islands with the loss of three of her seven crew. [70]

3 October

List of shipwrecks: 3 October 1952

Ship	Country	Description
HMS Plym	Royal Navy	The atomic explosion that destroyed HMS Plym. Operation Hurricane: The decommissioned frigate was obliterated by an atomic bomb detonated inside her hull in a nuclear test 350 metres (383 yards) off Trimouille Island in the lagoon in the Monte Bello Islands in Western Australia. [71]

8 October

List of shipwrecks: 8 October 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Heemskerk	Netherlands	The cargo ship ran aground at Osthammar, Sweden and was damaged. Later refloated and towed into Oregrund. [72]

11 October

List of shipwrecks: 11 October 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Three unidentified motor torpedo boats	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of Nanri Island: The three motor torpedo boats were sunk by coastal artillery. [73]
Three unidentified junks	People's Liberation Army Navy	Chinese Civil War: Battle of Nanri Island: The three junks were sunk by coastal artillery. [73]

18 October

List of shipwrecks: 18 October 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Timberman	United States	The 53-gross register ton, 61.1-foot (18.6 m) tug was wrecked at Caamano Point ( 55°30′N131°58′W / 55.500°N 131.967°W / 55.500; -131.967 (Caamano Point) ) in Southeast Alaska. [74]

November

5 November

List of shipwrecks: 5 November 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Ann	United States	The 17-gross register ton, 37.4-foot (11.4 m) fishing vessel was destroyed by fire while moored at Latouche Island ( 60°03′05″N147°54′00″W / 60.05139°N 147.90000°W / 60.05139; -147.90000 (Red Bluff) ) in the Gulf of Alaska off the south-central coast of the Territory of Alaska. [35]

6 November

List of shipwrecks: 6 November 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Faustus	Panama	Faustus The cargo ship ran aground north of Hook of Holland, South Holland, Netherlands. Her 26 crew were rescued by Jan Lels (  Netherlands). Faustus was driven through the breakwater and sank the following day. She was on a voyage from the Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States to Rotterdam, South Holland. [75] [76] [77]
Bakir	Turkey	The cargo ship ran aground off Ameland, Netherlands. [75]
Sac Badalone	Spain	The cargo ship ran aground off the Wadden Islands, Netherlands. [75]

18 November

List of shipwrecks: 18 November 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Home	Canada	The steamship was stranded at Jersey Harbour after breaking her moorings. [78]

21 November

List of shipwrecks: 21 November 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Krasnyi Kavkaz	Soviet Navy	The decommissioned cruiser was sunk as a target by SS-N-1 Scrubber anti-ship cruise missiles.

24 November

List of shipwrecks: 24 November 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Denny Jo	United States	The 38-gross register ton, 50-foot (15.2 m) fishing vessel sank in Stag Bay ( 57°35′45″N136°21′30″W / 57.59583°N 136.35833°W / 57.59583; -136.35833 (Stag Bay) ) on Lisianski Strait ( 57°35′45″N136°21′30″W / 57.59583°N 136.35833°W / 57.59583; -136.35833 (Lisianski Strait) ) near Cape Spencer in Southeast Alaska. [13]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Adrias II	Greece	The ship ran aground at Falconera Islet whilst on a voyage from Crete to Piraeus. [79]
Brunswick	United Kingdom	The tug was involved in a collision with another vessel and sank in the River Mersey with the loss of three crew. Raised on 17 November and beached near Liverpool, Lancashire. [80]

December

3 December

List of shipwrecks: 3 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Euroland	West Germany	The tanker struck a mine and sank in the North Sea, north of Terschelling, Netherlands ( 53°33′N5°15′E / 53.550°N 5.250°E / 53.550; 5.250 ). [81]
HDMS Havørnen	Royal Danish Navy	The gunboat ran aground on Scroby Sands, Norfolk, United Kingdom. [82] She was refloated on 17 December. Subsequently repaired and returned to service. [47]

10 December

List of shipwrecks: 10 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Ellen	West Germany	The coastal tanker collided with the ocean liner Maasdam (  Netherlands) in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands. She capsized and sank with the loss of six of the twelve people on board. [83]

11 December

List of shipwrecks: 11 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Fernstream	Norway	The cargo liner collided with Hawaiian Rancher (  United States) and sank near the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, United States. All 42 crew and twelve passengers were rescued. [84]

15 December

List of shipwrecks: 15 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
USNS Grommet Reefer	United States Navy	The stores ship an aground at Livorno, Italy, a total loss.
Shch-117	Soviet Navy	The Shchuka-class submarine was lost in the Strait of Tartary on or about this date. All 52 crew members lost. [85]

17 December

List of shipwrecks: 17 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Quartette	United States	The Liberty ship ran aground on the Pearl & Hermes Reef, in the Pacific Ocean 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Midway Atoll and broke in two, a total loss. [86]

18 December

List of shipwrecks: 18 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Wafico No. 2	United States	The 7-gross register ton, 30.6-foot (9.3 m) fishing vessel was lost in Monashka Bay in the Territory of Alaska. [43]

21 December

List of shipwrecks: 21 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Quartette	United States	Wreckage of SS Quartette on 1 September 2007. The Liberty ship ran aground on a reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Thirty-five crew were rescued the next day by Frontenac Victory (  United States). Quartette broke in two in January 1953 and was declared a total loss. [87]

22 December

List of shipwrecks: 22 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Champollion	France	The ocean liner ran aground at Ouzai Bay, Beirut, Lebanon and was wrecked. [88] Seventeen people were killed. [89]
Margarita	Finland	The cargo ship ran aground on Ailsa Craig, Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom. [90] Refloated on 29 December. [91]

23 December

List of shipwrecks: 23 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Albatros	Netherlands	The cargo ship ran aground at St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight and was wrecked. [92]
Oswestry Grange	United Kingdom	The cargo ship ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands. [93]

24 December

List of shipwrecks: 24 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Virginia	Panama	The cargo ship ran aground off Atherfield, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. Refloated on 23 January 1953, but declared a constructive total loss and subsequently scrapped. [94] [95]

27 December

List of shipwrecks: 27 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Merino	Australia	The 550-ton interstate cargo ship, owned by L. W. Smith Pty. Ltd., Launceston, ran aground in Wineglass Bay, Swansea, Tasmania, Australia. [96]

28 December

List of shipwrecks: 28 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Emory Victory	United States	The Victory ship ran aground at Cairnryan, Wigtownshire, United Kingdom. [97]

29 December

List of shipwrecks: 29 December 1952

Ship	Country	Description
City of New York	United States	The barque ran aground at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada and was subsequently destroyed by fire. [98]
Fermain	United Kingdom	Whilst on a voyage from Swansea to Guernsey with Anthracite, the cargo ship ran aground on Black Rock off St Sampson's, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Declared a constructive loss. [99]

Unknown date

List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1952

Ship	Country	Description
Buskø	Norway	The sealer sank with the loss of 79 lives.
Leok	Malaysia	The Design 381 coastal freighter was sunk when her cargo exploded at Pakan Baroe sometime in 1952. [100] [101]
Lepar	Malaysia	The Design 381 coastal freighter burned at Djambi, Malaysia sometime in 1952. [100] [101]
Levant II	Malta	The decommissioned cable ship was on her way to be scuttled when she began to take on water and sank off Grand Harbour, Malta. [102]
Southern Collins	United Kingdom	The tanker ran aground on the coast of Scotland at the entrance to Leith harbour and was holed. She later was repaired and returned to service

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